Burghley Arms
Public house in Bourne
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The Burghley Arms is a pub in Bourne, Lincolnshire, located at 6 North Street.[1] The statesman William Cecil was born there in 1520.
| Burghley Arms | |
|---|---|
Burghley Arms façade | |
  Location within Lincolnshire | |
| 52.76837°N 0.37697°W | |
| Location | Bourne, Lincolnshire |
| History | |
| Built | before 1520 |
| Site notes | |
| Owner | Craft Union Pub Company |
| Website | https://www.craftunionpubs.com/burghley-arms-inn-bourne |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Burghley Arms |
| Designated | 29 September 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1241949 |
History
Residence
Located at the town's marketplace, the building was originally a house, owned by the Hekington family, and was given to William Hekington's daughter, Jane, who married Sir Richard Cecil.[2] In September 1520 it became the birthplace of their first and only son William Cecil,[3] who became the chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, and was later elevated to the peerage as Lord Burghley.[4]
Public house
It ceased to be a residence in 1717, and became a pub, then known as the Bull and Talbot, and by the 19th century was simply known as The Bull Inn.[5] Australian poet and novelist Frederic Manning stayed there for long periods in the interwar years, while writing his 1930 novel Her Privates We, with a blue plaque in his honour being placed on the façade.[6][7] In October 1955, it was renamed to the Burghley Arms in honour of Lord Burghley, and a plaque was erected on the side of the building by the Bourne Urban District Council.[8][9] It received Grade II listed status in September 1972.[5]
Modern
In summer 2015, the pub ran a "husband day care service" for while their wives were out shopping.[9]
A new landlord, Dave Charsley, took over the running of the pub on 15 December 2025.[10]
